Ralph Bates

Career timeline

1. 1940 · Born

   Born in Bristol, England

2. 1965 · Screen debut

   Broad And Narrow (TV)

3. 1972 · Breakthrough

   Crown Court (TV)

4. 1991 · Died

   March 27, 1991

5. 2003 · Latest release

   More Great Comedy Moments (Movie)

Career in numbers

5 1960s

27 1970s

11 1980s

6 1990s

1 2000s

• Drama25
• Horror12
• Comedy7
• Crime6
• Action & Adventure5
• Mystery5

Highest-rated title The Persuaders! 1971 7.7 Most popular title Crown Court 1972 5.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Ralph Bates in our catalogue.

Stephen Frears

3 titles together

Herbert Wise

2 titles together

Suzan Farmer

2 titles together

Patrick Allen

2 titles together

Fulton Mackay

2 titles together

1. 2003 More Great Comedy Moments as John Lacey (archive footage) Movie
2. 1995 Santa's Christmas Crash Movie
3. 1993 Frankenstein Reborn as Victor's Father (photo) (uncredited) Movie
4. 1992 Dracula in the Movies as (archive footage) Movie
5. 1991 Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Lord Courtley (archive footage) Movie
6. 1991 Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook as Victor Frankenstein (archive footage) Movie
7. 1990 King of the Wind as LeDuc Movie
8. 1989 Flying in the Branches as Ed Movie
9. 1988 Comic Relief TV
10. 1986 Letters to an Unknown Lover as Bernard Movie
11. 1986 Dear John as John Lacey TV
12. 1986 Farrington of the F.O. as James Mapley TV
13. 1985 Screen Two as Ed TV
14. 1984 The Odd Job Man as Major Drew TV
15. 1982 The Agatha Christie Hour as Vincent Easton TV
16. 1981 Mrs. Reinhardt as Mr. Reinhardt Movie
17. 1981 House on the Hill as Rupert Douglas TV
18. 1981 Second Chance as Chris Hurst TV
19. 1979 Minder as François LeBlanc 7.2 TV
20. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as Paul Foster 6.8 TV
21. 1978 Kay as Derek Movie
22. 1977 Secret Army as Paul Vercors TV
23. 1976 Dangerous Knowledge as Sanders TV
24. 1976 I Don't Want to Be Born as Gino Carlesi 5.1 Movie
25. 1975 Poldark as George Warleggan TV
26. 1975 Murder Motel as Michael Spencer Movie
27. 1974 Persecution as David Masters Movie
28. 1974 Playhouse as Mr. Reinhardt TV
29. 1973 Moonbase 3 as Dr Michel Lebrun TV
30. 1973 Thriller as Michael Spencer TV
31. 1972 Crown Court TV
32. 1972 The Protectors as David Lee TV
33. 1972 Fear in the Night as Robert Heller 5.8 Movie
34. 1971 Thank You Very Much as Peter Movie
35. 1971 Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde as Dr. Jekyll 6.2 Movie
36. 1971 The Persuaders! as Michel 7.7 TV
37. 1971 Jason King TV
38. 1971 The Ten Commandments as Louis Briquet TV
39. 1971 Lust for a Vampire as Giles Barton 5.9 Movie
40. 1970 The Horror of Frankenstein as Victor Frankenstein 5.9 Movie
41. 1970 Taste the Blood of Dracula as Lord Courtley 6.1 Movie
42. 1970 The Woodlanders as Edred Fitzpiers TV
43. 1970 Wicked Women as Louis Staunton TV
44. 1970 Would You Look at Them Smashing All Those Lovely Windows as Brian, Commandant Lallin, Paddy, O'Brennan Movie
45. 1970 The Six Wives of Henry VIII as Thomas Culpepper TV
46. 1969 Happy Ever After as Ross TV
47. 1968 The Caesars as Caligula TV
48. 1967 ITV Playhouse as Brian TV
49. 1967 Boy Meets Girl as Mustafa TV
50. 1965 Broad And Narrow TV

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